Welcome back to SDM Phil, and thank you for talking about Magneto and Velo-ciraptor ✌ It was intentional for the trail to be difficult to find. It was part of the concept of the trailbuilders from LB-Cycle : "Those who want to ride it will find it ;-)"

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

I kind of figured it was deliberate once i noticed where the trail signs were. Even knowing approximately where it was I definitely did not spot it. Super fun trail!

You nailed it like a boss Phil, next on your bucket list: Nosferatu in Empire 47

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

That's been on my radar! Had we not gotten the rain that we did I would have gone there on our way out, but as it a few of the roads I needed to take to get back home were flooded only a few hours after I left.

@FreerideQuebec

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillsWithPhil Yeah that storm was something and left marks everywhere, safety first

It's hard to believe how much "Aww, hell no!" they built into one trail. Thanks, Phil, for taking me some place I'll NEVER see in person.

@stillburningstrong

Жыл бұрын

It is worth the trip tho! It consist of 3 different hill, with 3 style of riding and every trail is absolutely awesome! You can get cheap Airbnb and mont-saint-Anne is only an hour away

@robh4704

Жыл бұрын

@@stillburningstrong One number for ya: 66 (age). Another number: 3. (Broken bones, thanks to Angel Fire, NM.) Nope, this trail is off my list. Have been to Kingdom and Valee Bras du Nord, tho. (But NOT Full Nelson.)

Some trail builder has a big ol' smile on their face from the words "this might be one of the hardest trails I've ever done" escaping the lips of Phil Kmetz on video. They may not know why they're suddenly smiling, or they might be watching this video. Either way, that's one hell of a compliment.

@sentiersdumoulin1

Жыл бұрын

For sure 🙂

This has so many aspects of a slow speed techy BC trail. Amazing work by the builders.

It’s a great day when Phil posts, incredible rider and always meeting awesome people and his laugh always makes us smile 🔥

Awesome riding as always. It took me at least 5-6 times to get this trail without any dab...on good conditions. That proline at 8min40, never had it tho ! Props to that one !

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

I think it would take me about the same to get it 100% clean. There are a lot of little crux moves throughout the whole thing that just keep you on your toes. I actually just watched your video on this after i got home. Are there any other places in QC that are similar to sector maelstrom? The terrain, trail building and scenery is all very interesting, and much more interesting than flow trails. That being said I do need to get back to Bromont and I still have yet to ride MSA.

@lachevre_mtb

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillsWithPhil Sector Maelström is a kind of his own. You could Check out Mont Ste-Marie near Ottawa. Maibock and Boneshaker has some cool lines . Bromont definitely has some spicy lines too, but must of them are not on the map!

@fredericaudet4084

11 ай бұрын

@@lachevre_mtb +1 to Mont Ste-Marie, but let's not forget about the one and only Lager!

My background is in jeeps, ATVs, and side-by-side‘s. Just getting into MTBs and I absolutely LOVE this technical shit! You guys killed it!

That is amazing, reminds me of the early days riding on the Shore. The terrain dictates the route down the mountain, sometimes there is no obvious route, so you have tight janky turns and rolls. I especially love the tech uphill in the first sections, true skills required, there is no faking that stuff.

Love Ian still showing his BMX roots by rocking NO PADS. Absolute mad man 😂😂

We just biked Magneto today. I'm good for all the tech when my bike was point down, but honestly it was the janky uphill sections that were the toughest to me. Glad to have checked it off the bucket list.

@SkillsWithPhil

29 күн бұрын

I think thats why i found it so interesting, I don't love long climbs but technical climbs are fun, mix that in with a technical downhill and you get a really interesting challenge.

@BowzKnows

29 күн бұрын

@@SkillsWithPhil definitely a cool challenge!

Great trail, great riding! Love these kinds of technical trails. So much fun!! So challenging. The trail reminds me of some of the Duluth, MN and North Shore of Lake Superior trails. Rocky, gnarly, natural trails. The trails test all of your mountain bike skills.

Awesome ! Love the up hill that was satisfying to watch you crush it

Nice to see you riding in Québec ! Great video Awesome riding as usual, lets just say that when I ride Magneto it doesn't look like that hehe

Real cool looking trail. Thanks for sharing. Agree with the others, great when we get a video from you.

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy these slower technical descents. Its a good change of pace from most DH trails

Dude, you're unbelievable. So much skill on a bike.

Love the Quebec Content! 🔥

Trial is savage. Took me 4 tries to get that rock line at 9:40. Savage.

You tired me out just watching that! That must be a really technical path.

What an amazing trail! 😎

Been there but didn't know they had cabins. Thanks for the info

Fantastic riding guys! Way beyond my skills!

Hell yeah! 🍁

That is one menacing looking trail 🚲🪨

I love your videos ❤

We were at sdm a couple of weeks back, what an awesome place!

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

Underrated place

OMG you are human….. thank you for the amazing ride Phil

Hey allo Phil, je t'ai vu dans le parking, tu étais sur ton départ. Super vidéo 👌

that is so sick

Similar to the Rupert turn out in Squamish. Nice work.

More of an obstacle course than a trail!

Sooo epik awesome trail 🤘

Holy crap…nice trail!

Hey Phil, love how you added what bike you are riding and some details. 2.00

👌 mint!

its a good day when phil uploads

I'm embarrassed to say that I "think" I'm gonna have to start wearing depends when I watch Phil's video's! :)

What a crazy and super interesting trail. The industry keeps trying to kill 27.5 but it looks like a nimble bike (or at least a mullet setup) could have its advantages here with those tight turns.

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

There is something to be said about 27.5 becoming harder to find. However wheel size isn't as big of an issue as wheelbase and head angle when it comes to tight turns like that.

@frog-spit-182

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillsWithPhil Can't argue with that. Still love me some 27.5 tho.

I'm hitting sdm on friday can't wait

@stillburningstrong

Жыл бұрын

We were there not long ago, it’s even better then what you can expect!

love your vids kee going i am also started making youtube ids because you inspired me

That was gnarly...

A bit harder than Thunder, Amazing to see how well you rode these trails.

I’m tired just watching this😂 nice work 👏

Sick!

Thats a crazy trail

I would say (when it comes to legal trails obv) Magneto is probably one of the hardest to clean, because of the janky techy climbs. But there's harder, more engaged and relentless downhills around, especially at MSA.

Sick place !

Guy turns up in shorts and tee, open face and zero armor Audience: how hard can it be 😂😂

Yo sick mullet bro! That’s awesome I got one too 😂

You should check out Greek Peak in Courtland NY sometime.

that's gnarly.

10:12 - Mountain biking sure does have a lot of "not to be taken out of context" moments Also, really broad skillset required for this trail! I think trials skills are required for some sections. Nice that they anchored a fence into the rock when the trail goes "steep section>cliff"... 😬

You breathing hard makes me feel good about myself. Although I'd probably be breathing so hard I'd sound like a shop fan into that microphone.

Lol this was awesome.

Insane is an understatement

This has my heart rate going!!!

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

Mine too haha!

Brutal

I know your heart is in building these days, but its nice to see you on the jank!

“Lots of words” -Phil 😂😂

I live 3 hours away but I've never been there I was sure it was a sort of scenic ride 😂

Sensor will be my next bike. I just can't find one at the moment with an air shock on the frame.

hey phil i have a question. I have a half shell helmet and was wondering what the best go pro mount is for it?

That's the hardest breathing I've heard from u Phil. That was Narley

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

I can relax a bit more on pure dh trails but trialsy is insanely tiring.

Looks like the average ride in the white mountains... you should join sometime Phil

Phil, can you please come to camp fortune in Ottawa Canada? we have an uplift bike park and the trail crew has done a ton of working and continues to do so this season. It's gnarly but you'd love it

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

It looks fun and the trail crew is definitely working hard, but there are places closer to me that look very similar that i still haven't been to

those front wheel pivots are tech

This video has redefined my definition of sketch

That trail makes me want to cover my entire body in knee pads. :)

@flabbymeatstringftw579

Жыл бұрын

Then you have Ian with NONE 😂😂

@ianbresnahan1808

Жыл бұрын

Full commit 😂😂

Should be Physics with Phil, how I defy them! Just love it no one rides a bike like Phil just sees the world different, lines apon lines..

I feel like locally Waterworks in the only thing that really kind of captures this sort of riding. What weird is lot of terrain in vermont could have trails like this but we just keep building more and more machine built.

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

Pssst, we don't mention that name. 😉 Anyway many of the SDM trails are also machine built and they are pretty darn good. This trail was definitely hand built, but there's plenty of machine built trails you wouldn't know are machine built unless someone told you around in Vermont. That's what I'm trying to do with the lower half of the trail I'm building at the driving range. kzread.info/dash/bejne/l6F9spihoa_ef7w.html That being said, SDM and many other places in Quebec charge people to ride but as a result can hire a full time trail crew. In Vermont, in part due to act 250, whether you are building a mtb trail or a huge shopping center, you have to go through the same permitting process if you are commercial operation and charging people a entry fee counts. Act 250 has its benefits but it really makes doing this stuff more challenging. I also suspect Quebec tourism invests heavily on this stuff while our tourism department seems to only care about skiing. I will also say the geology in Quebec is more comparable to higher altitudes terrain in NH/Maine than it is VT. The geological make up is vastly different.

@andresamson8859

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention thousands if not tens of thousands hours of volunteer work , mainly from LB-Cycle and Dig SDM community. Most people of the handbuilt trail are almost totally made by volunteers

@sentiersdumoulin1

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillsWithPhil Indeed, the entrance fees allow us to prioritize trail maintenance. We have a full-time trailbuilding team and equipment dedicated to this task. This year, we have 8 full-time trailbuilders + 1 small excavator, enabling us to keep the trails in good condition throughout the season. Magneto design and hand build by LB-cycle crew Velo-ciraptor design and machine-built construction by velosolution canada trailbuilding company.

As soon as he entered the unmarked entrance I was like “woah what a hard trail” then I realized that was literally just the entrance and the trail hadn’t started I was floored

Phil you should race the sugarbush enduro it is and esc next weekend

Phil, serious question. Do you have the skills to ride the redbull hardline course from top to bottom?

I’m from ontario canada. When I first rode Quebec trails it was a whole nother level, their trails have no chill.

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

I haven't put my finger on it yet, but the terrain is similar to Vermont and NH yet it feels way different.

Sick mullet phil

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

My hair was getting in my eyes so it got the chop!

@hugoarkeveld2566

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillsWithPhil you are one of the few who can actually rock it

@Skills With Phill when are you planing on going back to Thunder Mountain again?

Please do a clip with Dangerous Dave.

What stem is that it looks so sick

fucking sick. my favorite kind of trail, although i'd be walking a few spots on that one!!!

Putting the mountain in mountain biking.

This was probably one of the most sketchy trails I've ever seen someone ride. You handled like a boss, sir.

0:40 remember that he got a Bike lol 💀💀

11:58 omg that line, is this dangerous dave??

00:40 lol dude peeing centre-frame

Hope you got to experience poutine during your time!

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

I have had poutine many times :)

@alcide1537

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillsWithPhil As it should be! Hope you enjoyed your stay!

I’ve been on that trail and I can assure you, this s&!t is hard! Even harder then what you see on screen!

Out of curiosity - do you still ride with a 50mm stem?

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

My bike check is in the description and has the answer to your question.

Is that remmis back yard lol

Like for phil and remmy collab!

Hi

This one is way beyond me.

WICKED

I love mtb and dh trails but that trail nope lol

@WilliamLevesqueineX

Жыл бұрын

When I did Wolverine (on a small HT lol), I had this feeling where I felt like if the trail just went down all the time I would love it, but everytime it would throw a techy climb and break my dreams lmao. Still a superb trail tho. We almost did Magneto right after but having to climb Klondike we decided our energy levels were depleted :P

This trail looks horrible.

@SkillsWithPhil

Ай бұрын

If blue flow is what you're into I agree, but this was easily one of our favorite trails there.

@Doty6String

Ай бұрын

@@SkillsWithPhil Glad you had fun, and nobody got hurt! this thing looks like a nightmare lol. great vid.

Phil quebec videos are my comfort watch

I hate trails like that. I’d come out with a broken bone or 2. No f’ing doubt 😂. I’ll stick to flow trails and nice jump lines. As always damn nice riding Phil. Haven’t watched any of your vids in a long time.

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

There's another trail that starts and ends at a similar spot called slab city. That trail is really awesome if you want to avoid dying but still want to ride cool rock slabs!